Hey guys, I've managed to improvise a moving trim implementation for the Harrier with telemetry! Apparently you can completely override DCS input subsystem and send back X/Y axis commands directly using
LoSetCommand
LoSetCommand
functions. So in essence TelemFFB becomes two way telemetry. So the caveats are: DCS input system overriden for control axes and FFB Spring control is overridden with TelemFFB too. But since the harrier has static FFB, no loss there.
This also opens up more possibilities to enhance DCS FFB experience
What do you mean? It should work on any aircraft including the upcoming F-15, if they don't implement it there too. The way it works is I take virtual cockpit stick position, real physical stick position, do some math and send back adjusted input x,y values back to DCS. This way real stick (Rhino) is offset from center (trimmed), but DCS thinks it's at center.
If I read correctly what W wrote: once he releases next TelemFFB version you will specify in its config.ini file which aircraft you want to use it for. All the other modules are unaffected and you'll never have to touch the file again. It's probably just a line of plain text like override_DCS_input = YES (not the actual line) which you add under [AV-8B]. If you need the same for any other module, you just add the same line under [the other a/c handle].
It's a bit more involved. We need to also find the arguments for the stick position and export them with the telemetry packet for each aircraft separately in the LUA file as StickX and StickY (pedals will be added too in the future)
I run a similar configuration with Virpil: Rhino+10cm extension + 20cm curved extension
Even with such config the DCS Mosquito is still untameable. Waiting on Walmis to introduce the axis sensitivity/curve in the vpforce app, since using DCS curves on FFB axis is borked.
Mosquito is just too sensitive with a stick. I have to use a curve of 50 in DCS (without FFB) to fly it comfortably, it allows for much better guns control, and overall is pleasant. Without curves it's like 1mm up and it's stalling, 1mm down and it's diving...
That was my initial impression, yes I got a little more into constantly trimming for starters And I think my brain just got used to moving the stick by tickle only I'm quite happy in it now and I've had some fun dogfighting it on the 4ya server too when an a8 shows up and thinks he can turnfight it
Yeah... Rhino's motor strength is perfect with 10cm extension, with the innate gimbal's height it's at ~23cm total + grip, at least to me. With the additional 20cm I added = yes, motors could be 30% stronger, but frankly I already got used to the current strength, so it doesn't bother me too much if at all....